Episodes

French Polynesia's president admits to lying about French nuclear tests being clean; APEC summit in PNG dominated by US China jousting; Fiji's Bainimarama wins another four years in power, while Rabuka says coup leaders must step away from politics, and; A Virtual Climate Summit for vulnerable nations is hosted by Marshall Islands this week.

Geopolitical face-off dominates the APEC leaders summit in PNG; Fiji's Bainimarama wins another four years, Fiji coup leaders must step away from politics says Rabuka; Much of the island of Saipan in the Northern Marianas remains without power and water, as recovery efforts continue in the wake of Typhoon Yutu; Elders in the Tokelau atoll of Fakaofo are protesting the removal of two former public servants from office, and; An artist, who challenges stereotypes of marginalised people, has...

Papua New Guinea's biggest ever international event was dominated by friction between the US and China. The weekend's APEC meeting in PNG's capital Port Moresby ended in controversy, with leaders unable to reach a consensus on trade and deciding not to issue their usual joint communique.

Much of the island of Saipan in the Northern Marianas remains without power and water, as recovery efforts continue in the wake of Typhoon Yutu; elders in the Tokelau atoll of Fakaofo are protesting the removal of two former public servants from office; an artist, who challenges stereotypes of marginalised people, has filmed refugees on Manus Island; Pacific Island countries are working to adhere to an international food standard in order to protect the reputation of their kava products; the...

Pacific Island countries are working to adhere to an international food standard in order to protect the reputation of their kava products. The Codex Alimentarius Quality Standard is set by the World Health Organisation and the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation and under its requirements, kava will be promoted as a food, a beverage like tea.

Civil society is looking at China as the best bet for reducing illegal logging in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. The two Melanesian countries are main suppliers of China's timber imports, large quantities of which come from illegal logging.

The extended media blackout restricting coverage of the election in Fiji will end on Saturday evening; National summit about Pacific communities' contribution to New Zealand; Research from New Zealand's Liggins Institute shows that a form of diabetes previously found only in adults is increasingly being identified in Polynesian children; A caseworker says the health of refugees on Manus Island is deteriorating, and; A Japanese company plans to mine unlimited sand in northern Palau.